Question

Match the following items. 1. Germany and Austria-Hungary Bismarck 2. Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary Dual Alliance 3. Iron Chancellor Wilhelm 4. divine right German emperor Triple Alliance 5. title for emperor in Germany Kaiser

Answer 1

Let's match each term or expression with its definition

• Germany and Austria-Hungary: Dual Alliance. It was a defensive alliance founded in 1879, that became part of the system of alliances developed by Bismarck, in order to prevent that Germany got involved in a war.
• Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary - Triple Alliance. It was an agreement signed by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary, in 1882. It was renewed periodically until they got involved together in WWI, and the agreeement finally expired when the alliance was defeated by the Allied powers.
• Iron Chancellor: Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 1898) governed German international and European affairs between the 1860s and 1890s. He subsquently became the first Chancellor of the German Empire. He was in office betwee 1871 and 1890.

• Divine right German emperor: Wilhelm. Wilhelm II (1859 – 1941) was the last Kaiser (Emperor) of the German Empire. He abdicated in 1918, right before Germany's defeat in WWI became official.
• Title for emperor in Germany: Kaiser. The term Kaiser means emperor in German. It was used to refer to the rightful rulers of the German Empire and the Austrian Empire, and it was an inherited title.